A plaque unveiled by the disgraced royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor nearly a decade ago has been removed from Greenwich Market. The Greenwich Wire understands that the plaque was taken away on Friday morning, two weeks after Queen Elizabeth’s second son was stripped of his titles by the King. It is not clear whether the removal of […]
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Basque cheesecake shop set to replace Greenwich’s much-loved Joli store
A Basque cheesecake and coffee shop is set to come to Greenwich town centre, replacing the much-loved Joli Vintage Living store that closed earlier this year. La Maritxu, which already has two branches near Marble Arch and off Carnaby Street, is planning to open up on Nelson Road, according to planning documents filed with Greenwich […]
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Widening pavements in Greenwich town centre won’t get funding, council says
Greenwich Council has rebuffed calls for pavements in Greenwich town centre to be widened – saying it would bid to have part of the area pedestrianised instead. Last autumn the charity that owns a large part of the town centre, Greenwich Hospital, teamed up with the Greenwich Society to call for pavements around the market […]
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Greenwich Market’s landlord calls for wider pavements in town centre
Greenwich Market’s landlord has put pressure on Greenwich Council to make the area safer for pedestrians by widening pavements around the market, rather than pedestrianising streets in the town centre. At the beginning of the pandemic last year barriers were used to create more room for people and to allow for social distancing on the […]
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Under-threat Greenwich Market traders get backing from MP and council leader
Greenwich’s MP and council leader have condemned planned rent rises on traders in Greenwich Market which they say could threaten the future of the tourist attraction. Hot food sellers told The Guardian that they were originally asked to pay 60 per cent extra per day, while some drinks sellers had their rents doubled. The rises […]
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